On my 2000 SVT the starter solenoid seems to have been going down hill for a while. I've been able to start it easily enough with a couple of taps, but that work-around stopped today. I can push the car and pop the clutch in, and she'll run like a champ - just not start. During the last day the car would still start if I tapped on the solenoid, but it seemed as if it was struggling to turn over - like when you have a low battery. But now, it'll not even try to engage the stater. I have a new Red Top battery and electrical otherwise is great, and when the clutch is popped I can reliably drive it anywhere.
I got a new stater solenoid and put it in, but to my amazement it acts exactly as before. If I turn the key over, the lights on the cluster turn like normal but it's as if I am not pressing down the clutch. The clutch switch was broken months ago and I had soldered to ends together and it's been working fine. I double checked that as well as all fuses and found no issues.
I've read that some people jump the stater relay, and I can find the relay just fine - but which pins do you jump to force it to start? I don't have a volt/ohm meter here,so I cannot test anything properly. I'm hoping it's just a bad relay, specifically the yellow one next to the battery.
Any help on which pins in the relay socket to jump would be great!!
I got a new stater solenoid and put it in, but to my amazement it acts exactly as before. If I turn the key over, the lights on the cluster turn like normal but it's as if I am not pressing down the clutch. The clutch switch was broken months ago and I had soldered to ends together and it's been working fine. I double checked that as well as all fuses and found no issues.
I've read that some people jump the stater relay, and I can find the relay just fine - but which pins do you jump to force it to start? I don't have a volt/ohm meter here,so I cannot test anything properly. I'm hoping it's just a bad relay, specifically the yellow one next to the battery.
Any help on which pins in the relay socket to jump would be great!!